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The consultation will build on UNDP’s Digital Inclusion Playbook that was also launched at the ATxSummit in Singapore to forge an inclusive digital future.
The aim of the blueprint is to facilitate an environment for experimentation and encourage SMEs to harness technology and strengthen digital resilience.
It is working with ST Engineering’s urban solutions to upgrade technology for fleet management, fare collection as well as power and communications systems.
Corridor between Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach is forecast to bring more green jobs, health improvements for local communities and economic benefits.
With the deployment of this tech across some 3,000 SBS Transit buses, maintenance teams will gain real-time visibility over critical systems and components.
ST Engineering is integrating its barrier-free smart car park system with the Salik traffic toll system at one of the largest shopping malls in the world.
Upgraded Nationwide Broadband Network will be the backbone of future applications and innovation for Singapore at speeds up to 10 times faster than today.
The IESE analysed 183 cities in 92 countries worldwide for the 2024 Cities in Motion Index according to 114 indicators that feed into nine key dimensions.
The digital sustainability efforts are in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the public sector’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2045.
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles unveiled the partnership strategy for the corridor across the Pacific.
To reduce emissions while achieving its development goals, Asia needs to accelerate and scale up innovative financing solutions for its energy transition.
The Singapore Digital Society Report measured digital access, essential digital skills for daily living, as well as attitudes towards digital technologies.
Microsoft and Singapore IMDA are working together on a set of digital sustainability guidelines to drive green software development solutions by design.
It will collaborate with tech company Dell and digital infrastructure specialist Equinix to drive innovation and green practices for a more sustainable future.
It aims to design the technology, training programmes and institutions for successful human-machine collaboration and aligns with the Smart Nation initiative.
The challenge is designed to accelerate the development of innovative sustainability solutions in Singapore and help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
It made the pledge to the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, which was set up to foster meaningful connectivity and digital transformation globally.
More than 30 per cent of the projected information and comms technology spending will be for applications developed on the Government Commercial Cloud.
ST Engineering will build and operate the system at Nanyang Technological University, which will allow EV users to park, charge and transact on a mobile app.
It is providing control and communication systems for the Cross Island Line, which will be Singapore’s longest fully underground line at more than 50km.
Boston Consulting Group has surveyed more than 50,000 people in 79 cities to find out what makes urban residents want to move away from them or remain.
Efforts align with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 that charts city-state targets over the next 10 years and positions it to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The Changi Airport Group is working with Aurrigo to further test its driverless electric baggage vehicles to help meet the challenge of post-pandemic aviation.
Starting with the heartlands, it will scale nationally and increase the accessibility of IoT technologies for government projects and Smart Nation initiatives.
The two sides will collaborate on further projects that will apply advanced tech in a range of areas under the Singapore-China (Shenzhen) Smart City initiative.
Public-private partnership will seek to accelerate the global and local development of software applications and solutions to help industries do more with less.
They include digital junction, smart station and smart metro solutions that aim to facilitate greener mobility options and optimise efficiency for transport operators.
IMDA and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will partner to achieve full 5G standalone coverage by mid-2025 to test applications such as autonomous manoeuvres and remote control of ships.
Research areas for investment include enhancing maintenance of aging infrastructure, exploring sea space and developing multi-disciplinary urban planning solutions.
Green Koncepts advanced energy management function can provide KPIs and insights on energy efficiency without a major investment in building management technology.
Sandbox aims to provide a safe environment and testing ground to pilot projects that will help businesses identify the appropriate privacy enhancing technologies to address data sharing objectives.
The Digital Cities Index 2022 report by Economist Impact found that involving citizens in the design of smart city schemes underpins meaningful inclusion.
Now in their eighth year, IDC said the awards showed that after the peak of Covid waves, cities are focused on the next normal with increased adoption of digital, targeting socio-economic impact.
Research identifies that the most successful cities balance regulation, incentives, innovation and accelerators and work in partnership with landlords, investors, developers and occupiers.
Using the combined efforts of telcos, their customers and community groups, Singapore IMDA aims to provide digital connectivity to 30,000 individuals from vulnerable segments.
The New Zealand city emerged as the most able to absorb heavy rainfall, according to a study on seven major global cities, which revealed London as the least sponge-like.
Government wants to reduce emissions from the 2016 peak by 80 per cent by or around mid-century and, as well as electrification, will incorporate more clean energy measures into the transport infrastructure.
Courses at the Universal Omniverse Experience Centre aim to deliver a holistic curriculum, integrating education and real-world applications of 3D technologies to demonstrate the power of spatial data for industrial and smart city projects.
The Smart Centres Index by the Z/Yen think-tank explores the ability of global commercial centres to be hubs for new technology based on factors such as innovation support and “creative intensity”.
Stockholm is ranked number one in mobile sustainability thanks to continued investment in electrification and micromobility infrastructure, as well as corresponding increases in walking and cycling.
Andy Thompson of Go-Ahead Singapore explains how the transport provider is ensuring it provides journeys that work for everybody, not just those lucky enough to be young, fit, healthy and free of disabilities.
The 2021 survey noted that that city dwellers’ perceptions of how technology is helping to address urban challenges has been highly affected by the pandemic and its acceleration of digital transformation.
The Energy Market Authority and Envision will help develop the capabilities of local energy companies focusing on renewable energy, urban energy efficiency and low-carbon solutions.
Both cities will work closely together on new digital cooperation projects and policy sandboxes to create new economic opportunities for people and businesses.
The training also extends to stallholders and is all part of the Government’s push to build a digitally inclusive society and help all groups of people take advantage of digital services.
Population growth presents new opportunities and challenges for city planners especially when it comes to transportation. Sue Tabbitt highlights the technologies that are building more resilient and sustainable urban transport systems.
The government agency JTC has teamed with research institution Wanxiang Blockchain to test new use cases that will revolve around blockchain, IoT, AI and 5G.
Techshielder analysed several metrics including salary, job availability and cost of living to find the best place to live for cybersecurity experts as well as the most in-demand skills in 2021.
The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.
Daewoo E&C Vina, Bespin Global and the accelerator SparkLabs Korea plan to build and operate a smart city-integrated management platform for the Starlake City project in Hanoi.
Envision Digital and ST Engineering will co-develop Singapore’s first fully integrated net zero carbon digital building suite, which will serve as a lighthouse project for cities across the world.
The Australian capital offers 48 per cent of its energy in sustainable ways and scored among the lowest on pollution rates in the global ranking by Uswitch.
ST Engineering has more than 700 smart city projects deployed in over 130 cities around the world. Its head of urban solutions explains why every day must be a learning day.
Study sets out to shed light on the growing utility of e-scooters as a micromobility service in Singapore, and also how best to harness and regulate this growing mode of mobility.
The mission of the French, family-owned company is to advance the industrial internet of things. Vincent Sabot explains why the first “I” in IIoT should also stands for infrastructure.
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